A manga café or a manga kissa (まんがきっさ）is a kind of café in Japan, where people can read manga. People pay for the time they stay in the café, and sometimes they may also be offered internet access, video games, television, and snack/beverage vending machines. More luxurious cafés may offer massage chairs. Like Japanese cafés in general, smoking is usually permitted. Coffeehouse in Damascus // A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or cafe (also spelled as café from the French, Spanish, and Portuguese or caffè from the Italian) shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... A snack food is seen in Western culture as a type of food that is not meant to be eaten as part of one of the main meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. ... A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits sufficient money into a slot or vent to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where the presence of personnel is required for every purchase). ... It has been suggested that Types of massage be merged into this article or section. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...

For an hour stay, the cost is generally about $4 US, while a short 10 minute stay (for checking e-mail) is available for as little as 50 cents. Some manga cafés even offer a service where one can rest the night (11:30 to 6:00) for the equivalent of $13. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In April 2006, a man was arrested for living in a manga cafe for 34 days without paying.

Abroad

Recently there have been numerous manga cafes sprouting on foreign soil. These are maintained and governed by fellow manga enthusiasts. One such cafe opened up in France, and even offers courses from a mangaka. 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Mangaka (漫画家) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ...

Criticisms

Recently, there have been complaints from manga companies that say manga cafés are unfair. No royalties are generally paid, and a single manga or graphic novel can be read by as many as 100 people. The profits go directly to the proprietors rather than the manga distributors themselves. (Public libraries avoid this criticism because they do not take profits.) Cafés such as GeraGera (see link below) are competing with companies like Kinko's for quick e-mail and internet service. 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... A royalty is a sum paid to the creator of performance art for the use of that art. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Sabre (1978), one of the first graphic novels. ... Profit, from Latin meaning to make progress, is defined in two different ways. ... Alternative meanings: Library (computer science), Library (biology) Modern-style library In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ... Kinkos is a store that provides professional printing, copying, and binding services. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In fiction

• In the sixth episode of the 2006 anime Kanon, the character Makoto Sawatari tries to get a job at a manga cafe.

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References

• Macias, Patick and Machiyama, Tomohiro. Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo-Tokyo, Stone Bridge Press, 2004. ISBN 1-880656-88-4

See also

• Internet café

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External links

• GeraGera: a popular chain of manga cafés
• Japanese culture and daily life / Manga Cafe

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